Led for 180 fowlr
- Thread starter Brando457
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- Location
- patchogue long island
u can go with diy but i have AI's and love them
- Location
- astoria,new york
Got ai's on my fowlr love it
- Location
- patchogue long island
u only ned 2 on a fowlr tank and they cost nothing to run and no heat in tank
- Location
- astoria,new york
Exactly ...
- Location
- Westchester, N.Y
With that light fixture can you hang it and put at least 4 10,000k with two blue plus. Might gave you enough lighting for fowler. Reason to hang it will spread the length since only 48 inch. Other than that the brightness you can control by bulbs you put in fixture. If placing on top of tank you will have dark shadows at ends of each side.
- Location
- Dingmans ferry PA
Marine land leds thats all you need or go pc
- Location
- Bergen County, NJ
For fowlr why not just get reefbrite strips. They are bright, energy efficient, and ive been seeing them allot for sale. Either. 50/50 or white strip.
I'll see i guess since the vega is coming out what the sol will drop to in price.
The ati would work since i have a single overflow on the left side of the tank. I'm thinking leds though so i dont have to replace bulbs.
Guess ill be selling my ati.after.all
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The ati would work since i have a single overflow on the left side of the tank. I'm thinking leds though so i dont have to replace bulbs.
Guess ill be selling my ati.after.all
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- Location
- Westchester, N.Y
Led lights are the way to go. But prices still need to come down. If I was you run ATI for another year wait and see more LED lights come out and prices to fall.
- Location
- Dingmans ferry PA
Try not to complicate things and make things more expensive then what they need to be. You dont need strong lighting like what comes from ai and you dont need extreme flow like what comes from a mp60. You dont need a deep sand bed or a calcium reactor. All you need is fish some steady flow and light to make it enjoyable to view 
Try not to complicate things and make things more expensive then what they need to be. You dont need strong lighting like what comes from ai and you dont need extreme flow like what comes from a mp60. You dont need a deep sand bed or a calcium reactor. All you need is fish some steady flow and light to make it enjoyable to view
Amen
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- Location
- Huntington
You don't need to go crazy but there is still the issue of "you get what you pay for". Good LEDs that will last at least close to their advertised life expectancy will cost more up front but will cost far less over time. It really doesn't matter for a FOWLR unless you want to keep the rocks looking good along with the fish. Otherwise it's just what makes the fish look good. If you're handy, you could gut the ATI unit and spread the bulb units out so you have 3 touching each end in the canopy. Would be the least expensive option since you already have all the parts right there.
- Location
- Dingmans ferry PA
You can buy 3 24x12 marineland led hoods for 120 bucks. If they go 3 times on you its still cheaper then 2 to 3 ai units. It would have to go on you 8 times in 4 years.oh plus it comes with a 1 year warranty
You need to consider if you are going to stay fowlr before you buy the light, so you only buy once. 2 ai on that tank for fowlr would be fine. then, WHEN, you add corals you could just add more units.
i would use the ati for now, save cash flow for some other stuff you will need
i would use the ati for now, save cash flow for some other stuff you will need
- Location
- Yonkers, NY
You can go with some Par 38 Leds, there basically screw in Led bulbs.
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